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AP - Fri May 26, 8:08 AM ET Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing at the end of an open air mass he celebrated at the Pilsudski square in Warsaw, Friday, May 26, 2006. Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass for an estimated 270,000 people Friday in a rain-drenched Warsaw square where his predecessor, John Paul II, inspired Poland's Solidarity movement against communist rule in a historic 1979 visit. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

For those who may have missed it, the Holy Father recited many of the Mass prayers in Polish! The remainder were either recited or 'chanted' in Latin.

The Vatican Radio nun commentator, repeatedly cited the beautiful hymns from toda's liturgy and offered compliments to whoever chose them.

Indeed, throughout most of the Mass, it poured rain. Following the consecration, the clouds dispersed, some rays of sun shone down and the priests distributed communion, with a portion of their shawls covering the cups. This Mass, arranged by Marini (present), was in total conformity with what this pontiff has deemed reverent. It was spiritually moving.

[andysandmikesmom]

I am not a Catholic(not yet anyway)...but I always watch the Pope when he is on EWTN and also enjoy many other programs on EWTN....

I did watch this Mass by Pope Benedict XVI in Warsaw Poland, and would agree with you, that it was spiritually moving...

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Date: 2006-05-26

Truth Can't Be Relativized, Insists Benedict XVI

275,000 Attend Papal Mass in Warsaw

WARSAW, Poland, MAY 26, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI, on the second day of his trip to Poland, exhorted believers to resist the temptation to remove uncomfortable truths from the Gospel.

The Pope delivered that message today in Warsaw's Pilsudski Square to a crowd of 275,000 people pelted by heavy rains.

The Holy Father recalled that 27 years ago, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in that same place on his first pastoral visit to his homeland, which would initiate a spiritual movement of decisive consequences for the Soviet bloc.

The Bishop of Rome dedicated his homily to the profound union between love and truth.

"Many preachers of the Gospel gave their lives specifically because of their faithfulness to the truth of the word of Christ," said the Pontiff.

However, he continued, "as in past centuries, so also today there are people or groups who obscure this centuries-old Tradition, seeking to falsify the Word of Christ and to remove from the Gospel those truths which in their view are too uncomfortable for modern man."

"They try to give the impression that everything is relative," Benedict XVI said. "Yet the Church cannot silence the Spirit of Truth.

"Every Christian is bound to confront his own convictions continually with the teachings of the Gospel and of the Church's Tradition in the effort to remain faithful to the word of Christ, even when it is demanding and, humanly speaking, hard to understand."

The Pope continued: "We must not yield to the temptation of relativism or of a subjectivist and selective interpretation of sacred Scripture. Only the whole truth can open us to adherence to Christ, dead and risen for our salvation."

In the afternoon, the Holy Father traveled by helicopter to Czestochowa to visit the Marian shrine of Jasna Gora and meet with religious and leaders of movements. He arrived in Krakow in the evening, where he will spend the night.

On Saturday, he plans to visit Wadowice, John Paul II's birthplace.